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Ely Tigers suffered a stoppage time defeat in the A142 derby at Newmarket in a dramatic contest that swung both ways throughout the afternoon. The game got off to the perfect start for the Tigers as captain Joel Scott Paul opened the scoring. Tom Gunbie added the conversion to give Ely an early lead. The …
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Ely Tigers welcomed bottom of the table North Walsham 2s for their final home game of the season, with both sides eager to finish strongly. It was the visitors who struck first with an unconverted try. Ely responded well through Matt McCarthy, who crossed to level the scores, before Jake Alsop added the conversion to …
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Ely Tigers welcomed Colchester 2s, a side just above them in the league and handed another debut to a former Colts player following strong performances in the second team. The game did not start well for the Tigers, who fell behind to an early unconverted try. Ely responded quickly, with Jake Alsop slotting a penalty …
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Ely Tigers travelled to Saffron Walden for their latest league fixture with a growing casualty list, which led to a senior debut for Ben Bridge. The Tigers started brightly, putting the home side under early pressure, but were unable to turn territory into points. Saffron Walden capitalised on a loose ball to break the deadlock …
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Following the previous week’s dramatic home victory, Ely Tigers travelled to the Suffolk coast with confidence high. However, once again they were forced into changes, and a clash of colours meant the Tigers had to play in their warm up shirts. It was the home side who started sharply, crossing in the corner early on, …
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Ely Tigers hosted second placed Stowmarket with both sides chasing maximum points for very different reasons. Stowmarket were pushing for a swift return to Regional 2 Anglia following relegation last season, while the Tigers were looking to pull clear of the relegation zone. The home side suffered a blow before kick off, losing captain Luke …
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Ely Tigers finished January with a rearranged home fixture against league leaders Bury IIs. The game got off to the perfect start for the Tigers, with Jake Alsop slotting a penalty inside the opening minutes to give Ely an early lead. However, Bury responded quickly, pushing the Tigers back over the try line from their …
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The Tigers finally got their 2026 campaign underway with a league fixture away at Ipswich, with both sides looking for valuable points to climb the table. The home side started brightly, scoring inside the opening five minutes with an unconverted try to take an early 5–0 lead. Ipswich soon doubled their advantage with another unconverted …
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Ely Tigers brought their 2025 campaign to a close with a local derby win against Newmarket RFC, looking to build on the momentum from last week’s victory over North Walsham. In front of a home crowd, the Tigers delivered a confident performance to secure a 30–21 win. The Tigers made a fast start, crossing the …
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On a wet Saturday afternoon, Ely Tigers were still searching for their first win of the season as they fell to a 29–22 defeat against Saffron Walden. Once again, the Tigers were unable to field their strongest starting fifteen due to player availability. Saffron Walden made an immediate impact, scoring a converted try under the …
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Ely travelled to the newly renovated Ipswich YM for their latest league fixture, still in search of their first win of the season. The Tigers started brightly, with Tom Green crossing for the opening try and Matt McCarthy adding the extras. Luke Turner then powered over for a second, extending the lead to 14-0. A …
Ely Tigers 31 – 39 Southwold RFC – High-Scoring Home Clash Shows Tigers’ Resilience After last week’s loss to Shelford, Ely Tigers faced further injury challenges ahead of their home fixture against Southwold RFC. Despite the setbacks, the Tigers started brightly, playing with renewed pace and determination in front of the home crowd at the …
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Ely Tigers 10 – 24 Ipswich RFC – Storm Amy Shapes a Tough Home Contest After a two-week break, Ely Tigers returned to league action at the Pocock + Shaw Ground, hosting Ipswich RFC in difficult weather conditions brought by Storm Amy. Despite a strong start, the Tigers fell short as Ipswich claimed a 24–10 …
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Stowmarket 52 – 30 Ely Tigers – Tries Flow in High-Scoring Away Clash Ely Tigers travelled to Stowmarket for the first time since the 2017/18 season, making several squad changes for the challenge ahead. Despite periods of strong attacking play, the hosts proved clinical, claiming a 52-30 victory in a free-scoring encounter. Early on, Ely …
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Ely Tigers opened their 2025/26 season with a spirited home performance against newly promoted West Norfolk. Under the new leadership team of former players Tim Mills and Ricky Neale, the Tigers showed early promise but narrowly lost 19–17 in a tense encounter at the Pocock + Shaw Ground. Within ten minutes, Coby Guerrero crossed the …
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As part of the RFU’s Girlguiding badge initiative, Ely Tigers Girls were delighted to welcome eight Guides from the Littleport and Little Downham units to the club on 14th July for an “Introduction to Rugby” session. During the visit, the Guides had the chance to get hands-on with the sport; trying out basic rugby skills …
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Ely Tigers Rugby Club is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Premier Travel, one of the region’s leading travel specialists. Premier Travel will join the club as official sleeve sponsor and Official Travel Agent for the 2025/26 season and beyond. As part of this new collaboration, Premier Travel will become a valued member …
Ely Tigers Rugby Club is proud to announce an exciting extended new partnership Cambridge discount electrical and plumbing contractors ltd. for the 2025/2026 season. The well-known local electrical supplier will be the official sponsor of the Man of the Match awards and the First Team Polo Shirts, supporting the club both on and off the …
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Ely Tigers Rugby Club is thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter in its history with local property experts Pocock & Shaw signing on as the club’s main partner in a multi-year sponsorship agreement. As part of the partnership, the club’s home ground will now proudly be known as Pocock & Shaw Park under exclusive …
Ely Tigers Rugby Club is delighted to announce a new and exciting partnership with Spotted in Ely, who join the club as both our Official Local Media Partner and Official Shorts Sponsor for the upcoming 2025/26 season. This partnership brings together two of Ely’s most community-focused organisations with a shared vision: to celebrate grassroots sport, …
Ely Tigers brought their 2024/25 season to a close with a trip to Diss – already relegated but still determined to finish on a high. A win would’ve seen Tigers secure a top-half finish, but it wasn’t to be, as a late try gave the home side a 24–18 victory. Diss made a quick start, …
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Ely Tigers wrapped up their home season on Saturday with a dramatic and frustrating one-point loss to Saffron Walden, who edged it 27-26 with the final kick of the match. The opening 15 minutes saw both sides locked in a tight battle with neither gaining the upper hand. That changed in the 22nd minute when …
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Ely Tigers travelled to the Suffolk Coast on Saturday afternoon to face Southwold in a league fixture. Unfortunately for the Tigers, many regular players were missing, resulting in a challenging afternoon for the team. Within three minutes, the home side opened the scoring, breaking down the wing unchallenged and successfully converting. Inside 20 minutes, the …
Ely Tigers were minutes away from another win but a late penalty gave Shelford a narrow 20-19 victory. The Tigers came into this one on the back of three straight wins and, for most of the match, looked set to extend that run. A couple of missed chances and a rising penalty count proved costly …
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Ely Tigers Secure Hard-Fought 25-12 Victory Over Colchester IIs On Saturday, Ely Tigers hosted Colchester IIs, looking to build on their previous week’s win. The match was played under extreme weather conditions, with rain, hail, sleet, and snow making play difficult. First-Half Action Despite the challenging conditions, Ely struck first at 25 minutes when Rhys …
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Ely Tigers faced Ipswich in a rearranged fixture aiming to move away from the bottom two positions in the league. Ely started strongly, pushing Ipswich back on their try line, with Matt French scoring the opening try for Ely, giving them an early lead. After the game settled, with 25 minutes on the clock, Tigers …
Ely Tigers travelled to Saffron Walden for a rescheduled league match with a revised starting lineup from their previous week’s game against North Walsham. The home team took advantage of an early opportunity to score by securing a penalty and choosing to kick for points, resulting in an early 3-0 lead. This was followed by …
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Following on from last weekends frozen shut out for the Tigers, it was much the same this weekend as the Seniors game at Cantabs was frozen off on Saturday, while all Mini’s and Youth games were also victim of the cold spell, following the success of last weeks 5km ROAR, the club once more headed …
Ely Tigers faced Southwold at the Cambridge Commodities Park, in conditions that Ely normally face on the Suffolk coast with a strong breeze blowing across the pitch, again this season the Tigers were forced to make changes to the starting 15, but it was the visitors that were forced into a change inside the opening …
Ely Tigers travelled to 10th placed Colchester IIs looking to halt their recent run of defeats, but it was injuries and players availability that once more came back to haunt Tigers as they went down another heavy defeat to slip to second from bottom in the league, the game started evenly but with 10 minutes on …
Ely Tigers played league leaders, Norwich, on Saturday, with the visitors unbeaten in their opening six games of the season, again Tigers were forced to make changes due to picking up injuries the week before, The game started brightly for the Tigers, as they were awarded an early penalty in front of the posts, opting …
On Sunday Ely Tigers Girls U14s were part of something really special. Ely Tigers Rugby Club hosted a game of Rugby played by 2 teams of U14s Girls. The Girls got to play their first game on home turf and Ely Tigers Rugby Club did them proud. A new chapter of Girls Rugby has begun at …
Ely Tigers travelled to Norfolk at the weekend to face North Walsham II, looking to build on their win the week before at home to Cantabs, again they were forced to make changes to the starting XV, which included a start for another of the clubs Colts side, Alfie Allen, who was down as a …
A tough time in Suffolk for Ely Tigers on Saturday afternoon as they travelled to 3rd placed, Ipswich, with a total of 31 players unable to play, it meant head coach, Des Lloyd, playing players out of position and players that hadn’t played for some time, at half time the Tigers found themselves 40-0 down, …
The first local derby of the season came as Newmarket travelled along the A142 to Cambridge Commodities Park to face Ely Tigers. Tigers were forced to change their starting XV due to injuries, after a bright start for Ely it was the visitors that opened the scoring with an early try the conversion couldn’t be …
Ely Tigers travelled to Bury St Edmunds on Saturday afternoon to face to the Town’s 2nd XV, as Tigers looked to build on their opening day victory, the Tigers handed a debut to summer signing Archie Bell. It was the Tigers that got the first points on the scoreboard after a spell of pressure, finally moving …
The start of the 2024/25 league season in the Counties 1 Eastern Counties started with a home fixture against Diss. The game started well for the visitors as they went into a 7th minute lead, with a converted try, Tigers were soon level as Matt McCarthy crossed the try line, with Jake Alsop adding the …
Ely Tigers are delighted to announce the appointment of Des Lloyd as Senior Head Coach. Des joins us from Watton RFC, where he held the position of DOR/Head Coach for 7 years. In that time, he re-energised the club, helping to re-introduce a second team and securing 2 promotions for the 1st XV. Prior to …
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Ely Tigers signed off the 2023/24 season with an away game at Ipswich RFC, until recent weeks Tigers were pushing Ipswich to finish in 3rd place, but a conceded game away to Ipswich YM pushed Tigers down the league, and with Shelford dropping points Ipswich were looking to take the runners up spot, as both …
As the season comes to a close, Ely Tigers bid farewell to Senior Squad coach, Paul “Buzz” Coulson, after 15 years at the helm, as the Tigers faced Southwold to the Cambridge Commodities Park, for the last home game of the season.  The first attack of the game saw Ely drive over the first try …
Ely Tigers travelled to Diss looking to continue their recent run of wins. The squad once more saw changes from the previous week, which may have explained the slow start by Tigers and it was against the run of play that Tigers take a lead, as Ely break, from a scrum deep in their own …
After a week of rain it was nice to see the sun shining for this afternoon’s re-arranged fixture, the first fixture was called off in early December due to a frozen pitch. Ely were forced once more to make changes to their starting XV, it was the visitors that started the brightest pushing Tigers back …
Ely Tigers met second from bottom placed North Walsham IIs to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to keep the pressure on the leading pack. The game got off to a bright start as Nathan Brookes with the home side passing the ball through hands, eventually finding captain Lory Martin crossing the line to …
Ely Tigers made the short trip across to face the leagues basement side, Wisbech, where again they we’re forced into changes to the squad due to injuries and player unavailability. The home side the lead, despite their league position, looked the b righter of the two sides, pushing Tigers back, it was no surprise that …
Ely Tigers played Cantabs on Saturday afternoon at the Cambridge Commodities Park, again they were forced into changes to the starting XV, however they welcomed Tom Gunbie who was handed his debut for the senior squad, having played at every level possible at the club. A bright start for the home side saw an early …
Ely Tigers travelled to league leaders, Shelford II’s, hoping to carry forward the form they showed a week earlier against Bury IIs. Again the side was forced into changes, it was the home side that point the first points on the board, with their first meaningful attack, forcing an error in the Tigers backline, forcing …
Ely Tigers faced third in the league Bury 2s at Cambridge Commodities Park on the weekend. From the start of the game Tigers showed their intention, from a Bury line out, which Ely stole the ball to set up the attack, seeing the ball pass through the hands of Jordan Barnes, Lee Thompson and Jim …
Ely Tigers opened 2024 with a trip to second in the league, Wymondham, for the first of three difficult fixtures for the Tigers. The home side took the lead on 7 minutes, as a mistake from Ely proved costly, with the referee playing the advantage, Wymondham raced forward to cross the try line, the conversion was missed, …
Ely Tigers rounded of 2023 with their first return fixture of the season as they faced West Norfolk, Tigers were looking to revenge a 29-22 defeat from earlier in the season. Tigers got off to the perfect start during the opening minute. Ely won a scrum and break quickly, with Matt French who in turn finds …
Ely Tigers travelled to Suffolk to face Southwold, and a strong brisk wind on the coast, for their last away game of 2023, again the side were forced to make changes to the starting 15. Five minutes on the clock, the home side make the breakthrough, a missed tackle on the wing allowed them to …
Ely Tigers home game on Saturday was called off due to a frozen pitch. Two players from the clubs colts side were named in the Cambridgeshire Under 18 side to play their counterparts from Suffolk at Shelford Rugby Club on Sunday. Both Tom Gunbie and Alfie Allen came into the game as second-half replacements, Gunbie …
Ely Tigers faced Diss on Saturday afternoon, hoping to stretch their unbeaten run to four games. Again, Tigers were faced to make changes to the starting 15, it was the visitors that took the lead with five minutes on the clock, when they were awarded a penalty, opting to kick for the points, with the …
Ely Tigers travelled to North Walsham 2s on Saturday afternoon to face a side with only one win on the board all season. Tigers again were forced to make changes in the starting 15, and that maybe showed during the first 40 minutes, as they struggled to get their passing rugby going, with to many …
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Ely Tigers welcomed Wisbech for a local derby, it was the visitors first game since the tragic passing of Arturas Rudys during their game against Diss, Tigers welcomed the visitors with a guard of honour to pay their respects. The home side went into a early lead as Luke Turner went over for a try …
The rain that has swept the county meant a delayed start to the game, as the players from Cantabs swept the pitch, but the pitch was still unsafe to play, so players, and supporters crossed the road to play at Long Road College. 8 minutes on the clock, and the first try of the game …
Ely welcomed back some missing faces from the previous week as they welcomed Shelford Nomads. Close opening exchanges saw neither side able to get a foothold in the game, it was the home side that took the lead, from a Tigers line out the ball is worked out to Adam Tallack who goes over in …
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Another week where Ely Tigers were forced into changes as they travelled to top of the league Bury IIs. With 30 minutes on the clock, and with the game even as neither side could find the break, with the home side found themselves behind as Ricky Neale went over the try line, conversion added, Tigers …
Another reshuffle for Tigers as they welcomed Wymondham, where games between these two sides are normally tight affairs, this was going to be no different. Tigers had the first chance to post points to the scoreboard with a penalty chance in front of the posts, upstepped Jake Alsop who made no mistake, Wymondham soon after …
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A change to the starting 15 for Ely, due to unavailability, which also saw players playing out of position. The home side made a bright start, applying pressure on the Ely back line, Tigers held firm to win a scrum on their back line, the ball went back giving Tigers a chance to kick to …
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A bright start for the home side, with Ely taking an early lead following a penalty by Jake Alsop. From the restart Ipswich apply pressure on the home side, from the line out, Ipswich push towards try line, but the home side hold the ball up, giving the home side the chance to clear their …
Ely Tigers faced St Ives in a double header fixture on Saturday afternoon, with the Semi Final of the Cambridgeshire Senior Cup and for the Annual Percy Walker Cup. With St Ives struggling to field a front row, the game saw uncontested scrums, and it was the home side that applied the early pressure, but …
Ely Tigers travelled to Holt for their final league game of the season, knowing a win against the second place side would cement their fourth place. The first half started with the home side having the lion share of the ball, but unable to make the chances count, but with 11 minutes on the clock …
Ely welcomed Diss to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday for their last home league game of the season, knowing a win would help then secure a fourth-place finish An early chance for Ely, as they were awarded a penalty, which Jake Alsop scores, soon after the first try of the afternoon came, with Ely …
Ely Tigers travelled to Shelford Nomads on Saturday looking to cement their fourth place in the League, as the season draws to a close. After a bright start by the home side Ely had to endure 15 minutes of pressure deep in their own half, but it was Tigers that posted the first points on …
Ely Tigers faced Thurston at the Cambridge Commodities Park for their penultimate home game of the season. Tigers showed their early intent applying some early pressure in the scrum, and that early pressure sore Tigers go over for an early try from a scrum, the conversion was missed, from a Thurston scrum, the kicked clear, Ely …
Ely Tigers welcomed Southwold for a rearranged fixture on Saturday afternoon to the Cambridge Commodities Park. Both sides were missing players and it showed in a disjointed game, it was the home side that scored first, with Mark Assenti crossing the try line to give the Tigers an early lead, with Matt McCarthy adding the …
Ely Tigers welcome unbeaten league leaders, Saffron Walden, to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. The game started evenly but it was the visitors that troubled the scoreboard first, from a Walden line out, forcing Ely back, the ball breaks out wide finding a gap in front of the posts to score unchallenged, with the …
A slow start for Ely Tigers proved costly on Saturday as the side travelled to Wymondham, again the Tigers were unable to name the same side as the previous week’s win over Shelford. An early chance for the home side saw the first points on the board, and like previous weeks it was missed tackles …
Ely Tigers welcome Shelford 2’s to the Cambridge Commodities Park, Tigers are still unable to field their first choice 15, as players are still out carrying injuries, It was Tigers that till an early lead with the opening try, a high cross field kick from Jake Alsop into danger area, bounced kindly into arms of …
Saturday afternoon saw Ely Tigers travel across into Suffolk to play Thurston, again it was a much changed travelling squad of 18, with the return of Jacob Muncey, Chris McGarth, John Hunt and a senior debut for former Youth Team play player Dan Piper. Tigers applied pressure early on with a bright opening quarter of …
Ely Tigers welcomed Cantabs to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon, where a tight opening 15 minutes saw neither side get to grips with the game however it was Tigers that put the first points on the board, a penalty for offside 32 meters out gave Jake Alsop the chance for three points, the …
A losing bonus point was all Ely Tigers had to show for their afternoon’s work at unbeaten league leaders, Saffron Walden, a changed 18 for Tigers meant players playing out of position. The home side laid down their marker for the game early on, it was a game of small margins, with Tigers unable to …
Ely Tigers played host to Holt, with injuries still hampering the squad there was once again changes to the starting 15. One of those changes was the welcome return to Jake Alsop who had an early chance to put some points on the board with a penalty just inside the 22 meter line, but his …
Ely Tigers travelled to Suffolk to play Ipswich YM, where they endured a nervy last 15 minutes to hold on to take the 27-17 win, travelling with a much changed squad of 18 once again. The game started with neither side able to get a grip on the game, but Ely managed to get the …
Ely Tigers travelled to Diss for a rearranged fixture from the opening day of the season, again the squad of 18 saw a number of changes due to injury and player unavailability which meant another shuffle around for the coaching staff. The game started with neither side able to take a foothold on the game, …
Ely Tigers U14s team decided to set a summer challenge to keep fit, stay in contact as a team and to raise money for a local cause and for extra equipment for the team, and generations of Tigers going forward. The boys and coaches came up with the ‘Touring Tigers’ a 2881-mile coastal exercise challenge. …
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Ely Tigers travelled across to Bury St Edmunds Saturday afternoon to play Bury 2’s with a much changed squad of 18 due to injury and player unavailability, aswell as Covid cases, a squad that changed again on Saturday morning. It was the home side that troubled the scoreboard first, winning a line out they moved …
Ely Tigers looked to build on last weeks win away at Southwold as they welcomed West Norfolk to the Cambridge Commodities Park, again there was changes to the starting 15, with Joel Scott Paul making a long awaited return following injury that ruled him out for the majority of the previous season. Tigers started the …
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Ely Tigers made their longest away journey of the season when then travelled to Southwold last Saturday. Forced into changes due to player availability meaning some players would be playing off position, the game saw a league debut for Aaron Borland, and the return to the pack for Eli Williamson. The game didn’t start well …
On Saturday 19th an impressive a hundred and sixty nine Tigers players and their families descended on Franklins Gardens for a packed day of rugby and fun. As part of our recent affiliation to Northampton Saints we were invited to be their club of the match. The day involved a coaching session from the club, …
Ely Tigers took a break from the league to face Shelford 3’s in the Cambridgeshire Intermediate County Cup at Davey Field on Friday evening. Tigers fielded a changed starting 15 handing debuts to Michael Reeves and Joe Coyle, there was also a place for Joel Scott Paul, who due to injury has been missing from …
Ely Tigers travelled to bottom club Woodbridge, having already heavily beaten the side earlier in the season, Tigers needed a win to keep pressure on league leaders Holt. With Storm Eunice passed, the weather was still to play its part on the fixture with the heavy rain making the pitch sticky, and the cross-field breeze making kicking difficult. …
As the season nears the end for Ely Tigers, they need to revenge a defeat earlier in the season against visitors, Ipswich YM, a win would also keep league leaders Holt within touching distance if they slipped up. Ryan Clark got the game underway for the Tigers, as the ball came down it was gathered …
Ely Tigers travelled along the A142 for a Derby fixture against Newmarket. Newmarket had already taken the points earlier in the season when they visited Ely, Tigers made one change to the starting XV, with James Buckland coming in to replace the injured Charlie Coupland. From the first whistle the game had that feel of …
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Ely Tigers welcomed Thetford to the Cambridge Commodities Park, looking to keep the pressure on league leaders Holt From the start both sides looked to gain the upper hand, with Thetford kicking their way into the Ely half, but the home defence stood firm, it was the home side that posted the first points on …
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Momentum was on the side of Ely Tigers as they went into the Festive Break, and it was hoped that the four week lay off over the Christmas break didn’t hinder their promotion challenge. The side travelled to Fakenham, a side they’d already beaten heavily back in October, the game started brightly for Tigers, pinning …
Ely Tigers made the short trip to Wisbech for their final league game of 2021, having already met last month, where Tigers run out 62-17 winners, the side were looking to complete the double and keep the pressure on league leaders, Holt. The game started well for the home side, scoring the first try of …
Ely Tigers welcomed league leader’s Holt, to Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. The game started well for both sides, as both sides tried to get a foot hold in the game, it was the home side that put points on the board as the referee award Ely a penalty, they opted to kick for …
Ely Tigers travelled to Thurston last Saturday afternoon looking to extend their unbeaten run to three, again the selection saw changes to the starting 15, the forecast all week had mentioned the incoming storm and for a change the forecast was spot on as the game was played in rain and gusting winds The game …
After two successive league defeats, Ely Tigers looked to get back on track when bottom side Woodbridge visited Cambridge Commodities Park, again the home side were forced into changes to the starting 15. The game started brightly for the home with the forward line on the front foot, with Nathan Brookes breaking clear only to …
Ely Tigers travelled to Ipswich YM on Saturday with yet another much changed starting 15, with the bench, possibly the oldest they have named for a while, and the replacements came into action as early as the fifth minute as Tom Green was replaced with John Dibb. In a tight first half it was Ely …
Ely Tigers welcomed back some familiar faces as they lined up against Newmarket at Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon, but the changes seem to disjoint the side that had posted 57 points in the previous weeks win at Thetford. From the start it was visitors that started the brightest, applying pressure on the home …
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The new club mantra this year of, Two Teams, One Squad, again came to the forefront on Saturday as Ely Tigers travelled across to Thetford for a league fixture, with first team regulars missing due to injury and availability it gave a chance to those coming in to impress. Tigers got off to a prefect …
After a break of two weeks, Ely Tigers got back to winning ways as Fakenham visited Cambridge Commodities Park, where injuries and unavailability of players forced a change in the line up. Ely got off to the perfect start, from a line out Ely won the ball, and moved the ball out to the left …
Ely Tigers are extremely proud to have been chosen as the first club in Cambridgeshire to join the Northampton Saints club affiliation scheme. The scheme, started in 2020 is designed to build links with grassroots clubs and help provide support with the affiliated clubs development. You can read more about the announcement here: https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/community/affiliate-clubs We …
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Ely Tigers welcomed Norwich Union to the Cambridge Commodities Park for their opening London 3 Eastern Counties League fixture. Tigers welcomed new faces to the starting 15, but it was one of the old guard that took the scoring honours, with Joel Scott Paul scoring the opening points with a penalty, Scott Paul extended the …
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Local nutritional ingredients supplier Cambridge Commodities is pleased to announce it is supporting its local Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club through a new sponsorship deal. James Stevens, CEO at Cambridge Commodities said: “Supporting a club such as this is really important to Cambridge Commodities. As a local business, we like to support the community …
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The car park at Ely Outdoor Sports Association (EOSA) is desperately in need of resurfacing but will cost £45k to do so! Our goal is to fundraise £10k using GoFundMe and other fundraising activities, and then secure government grants and Council support to complete the funding. EOSA is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers, that …
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On Tuesday, sponsorship secretary Liz Sanderson, and club Chairman, Chris Day headed over to the Minor Injuries Unit in Ely on behalf of the club to present them with the donation raised from the #ThankyouNHS scheme we held during the summer. In partnership with our kit manufacturer O’Neills we sold 3 limited edition t-shirt designs …
It has long been tradition that at their end of season party the awesome boys and girls in our Mini’s section (U6’s-U12’s) would be presented with a little trophy as a thank you from the club to them for their hard work and enthusiasm to learn over the course of the season. Unfortunately, due to …